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Global glass manufacturer Guardian Industries, Auburn Hills, Mich., continues to expand its line of solar glass products with this announcement of EcoGuard Solar Boost-LP, laminated parabolic mirrors for concentrated solar power (CSP) applications. The new product is designed to provide best-in-class solar reflectivity, efficiency and durability.
Guardian's EcoGuard Solar Boost-LP averages more than 94.5 percent solar reflectivity at AM 1.5 (ISO 9050). Similar to a car windshield, two layers of glass are laminated together with a PVB interlayer. A mirrored surface is contained within the laminate on the backside of the forward glass. The thin front glass results in a shorter transmission path and...